Combined corset and brassiere



June 18, 1929. c. PETERSEN COMBINED CORSET AND BRASSIERE 2 Sheets-Sheet Original Filed July 19, 1926 I N VEN TOR.

J1me 1929. c. PETERSEN COMBINED CORSET AND BRAssIEnE Original Filed July 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 5 W A w I N VEN TOR.

m E I W 5 (N ATTORNEY.

IPatented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES.

. CHRISTINE PETERSEN, 0F @HIGAG-Q, JILLINIIiIS.

COMBINED GORSET AND IBRASSIERE.

Application filed July 19, 19%, Serial No.123,396. Renewed November 1%, 1222s..

The modern corsetis worn rather well down on the body, in such manner that the lower part envelopes the hips and abdomen and the result of this has been that excess flesh or fat has been forced downwardly, producing an undesirable bulge at or about the lower part of the abdomen and a great pressure on the pelvic organs. By means of the present invention, this objectionable condition is avoided, while, however, retaining the desirable features of a comparatively straight line corset, and at the same time re straining and confining pronounced diaphragms. The advantages of an abdominal supporting corset are also retained or provided for, and the whole forms an, article which may be worn with comfort and the ole-- sired appearance even by stout women.

The existence of the bulge referred to, at or about the bottom of the corset, is recognized by all wearers of the modern corset, and the present invention has been produced largely with the intention of correcting this condition, which is often uncomfortable, unfashionable, and unsightly.

A further noticeable feature of the invention is that the corset may be put on in a step-in manner, without undoing any laces, this action being permitted by a slitin the upper part of the corset front which is. fastened by hooks and eyes which may be de tached to allow suficient expansion for the corset to be drawn up over the body into proper position. Or, it may be put on over the head. This avoids the trouble of hooks and eyes and permits an adjustment to be made which does not have to be disturbed.

lit also avoids the lumps produced by hooks well as the connection between the brassiere attachmentand a tab on the side of the corset. Fig. 4 is a front View of a modification, the brassiere attachment consisting of a single piece instead of two overlappedpieces.

In the drawings, two front sections of the Correct proper are indicated at 6 and 7, and a back section-indicated at 8. The latter may be provided with stiffeners 9 inserted in casings therein and extending from a point a few inches from the bottom edge to a point a few inches from the top edge. The front edges of the front pieces are connected by laces, extending thru eyelets in the reinforced edges, and if desired two sets of laces may be used, an upper set indicated at 10 and a lower set indicated at 11, and the latter may he elastic, if desired, and will preferably be made so. @r, a single set of laces may he used extending from the top to the bottom of the corset proper.

The front pieces 6 are connected to the back piece 8 by elastic sections 12, made of elastic fabric sewed to the adjacent pieces, and these elastic sections will expand or contract as occasion demands, thereby forming a very flexible corset.

lit will be noticed that the back section 8 extends up considerably higher than the front sections 6 and 7 of the corset, said back extension forming in effect a back section of a brassiere, the lower part of the back section forming in efiect the back of the corset.

in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the brassiere is completed by means of two overlapping front sections 13 and 14, which are somewhat triangular in shape and which are intended to cover or fit around the bust and confine the diaphragm, and are adjustable independently of the corset sections below. At the front, they lap to some extent the upper ends of the front sections 6 and 7. The sections 13 and 14 are sewed to the back piece 8 at points on the side of the corset under the arm pits, and the elastic sections 12 are located in substantially the same line, that is, lines at the side of the body under the arm pits. The free ends of the brassiere pieces 13 and 1d are fastened by laces 15.to tabs 16 sewed to the rear edge of the pieces 6 and 7, conveniently at the junction line with the elastic sections 12. The laces 15 extend thru eyelets in the ends of the brassiere sections and corresponding eyelets in the tabs. Shoulder straps 17 may be attached to the brassiere'sections, and hose supporters 18 to the front and back corset sections.

In theform shown in Fig 1, the brassiere section 13 laps over the. brassiere section 14 and the former is provided with a loop 19 at the middle line, and'thelatter is provided with a strap 2Q corresponding in position,

the strap being provided with a hook 21, and when the garment is worn, the hook 21 e113 strap 20 are slipped thru the loop 19 an laces 10, thereby holding the brassiere sections down at the front and giving a smooth appearance and a close fit over the bust and diaphragm.

. Associated with the corset is an abdominal supporter of known construction, comprising two pieces 22 which are fastened at their upper rear A ends to the edge of the back piece 8 and are connected at their lower front ends by means-of laces 23 extending thru eyelets in the adjacent ends, and when the corset is worn, the supporters sustaining all pressure downwardly on the vital organs below and assist in supporting the abdominal organs. The adjustment of the laces 23', it may be noted, is independent of the adjustment of the corset sect-ion and the brassiere sections. Thigh straps 24 may be used in connection with these abdominal supporting sections, if desired. It will be noticed that the strain on the abdominal supporter is transmitted around the sides of the body to the back piece 8" to which, as stated, the

rear ends of the abdominal supporters are fastened.

To enable the garment to be put on without unloosing the laces, I provide in one of the sections 6 or 7 (7 as shown), a slit 25 which extends a few inches from the top thereof, near the front edge, and this slit 25 may be opened or closed by hooks and eyes 26. When the corset is to be put on, these hooks and eyes may be unfastened to give suificient expansion for the arment to be drawn up or down over the 0d without undoing the laces 10 and 11 whic can thus be left at adthe hook is then engaged with one of the justment. The laces 10, which confine the body in the vicinity of the diaphragm, can be adjusted tight enough to prevent any bulging of flesh at this point, and above this the brassiere sectionsmay be worn as tight or as loose as desired, in consequence of the adjustment permitted by the laces 15. The

combined garment thus takes care of any objectionable conditions incident to compression of the various parts of the body without any objectionable bulging or irregularities of the desirable straight line outline.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4, instead of formin the brassiere of two crossed pieces 13 and 14, it consists of a single piece 30, which may be sewed to one edge of the back 8 as indicated at 31 and is provided at the other end with a row of books 32 engaging a row of eyes 33 secured to the back section under the arm pit. After the corset is adjusted, this brassiere section 30 may be laid over the bust and fastened for the intended purpose.

The construction is optional in' many respects, and no limitation is intended by reason of the particular forms or devices shown and described.

I claim;

A combined corset and brassiere comprising a pair of front corset pieces, a back piece extended upwardly beyond the front pieces, elastic sections between the front and back pieces, tabs connected to the front edges of the elastic sections, and a pair of crossed brassiere sections fastened at one end to the side edges of the upper part of said back piece and adjustably connected at their free ends to said tabs. I

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

CHRISTINE PETERSEN. 

